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Peter Gleick @petergleick@fediscience.org
· 47m ago
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Did you know that Leonardo and Machiavelli conspired to steal a river? Do you know the role that #water plays in the wars in the Middle East? Do you know the connection between the WWII Dam Busters raid and Star Wars Episode IV? Read my new book, "When The Well is Dry"!
When the Well Is Dry by Peter Gleick - The New Press
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When the Well Is Dry by Peter Gleick - The New Press

A comprehensive look at the relationship between water and violence, and how we can move from conflict to cooperation and peace, by one of the world’s…

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Peter Gleick @petergleick@fediscience.org
· 5h ago
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One more day till the official release! My book, When the Well is Dry, traces more than 4000 years of #water and violence, from ancient Mesopotamia to Syria and Ukraine, and maps a path to cooperation and peace. If you order now, you can save 30% with code TNP30!
When the Well Is Dry by Peter Gleick - The New Press
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When the Well Is Dry by Peter Gleick - The New Press

A comprehensive look at the relationship between water and violence, and how we can move from conflict to cooperation and peace, by one of the world’s…

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Wen @Wen@mastodon.scot
· 2d ago
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Oh dear, they were lying. Who would have thunk it? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/07/lanarkshire-ai-datacentre-datavita-chapelhall-national-grid-renewable-energy #DataCentre #AI #Lanarkshire #Scotland #Power #Water #Environment #AISlop
Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim
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Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim

DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energy

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2d ago
South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/south-west-water-failure-fix-leaks-putting-customer-supplies-at-risk #environment #water #SouthWestWater
South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’
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South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’

With parts of region served by company in severe drought still, regulators give it six weeks to come up with action plan

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Mongabay @mongabay@mastodon.green
· 3d ago
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How does environmental injustice shape urban water access? In Recife, Brazil, a new Mongabay spatial analysis reveals chronic water shortages heavily hit peripheral, predominantly Black communities, the same areas most vulnerable to severe flooding and landslides. Learn more in this investigation by Adriana Amâncio, Áthila Galindo, Yamini Benites for #Mongabay. 👉️ https://mongabay.cc/swGVZi#Brazil #Water
Water rationing in Recife, Brazil, falls along racial lines
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Water rationing in Recife, Brazil, falls along racial lines

RECIFE, Brazil — In Ibura de Baixo, a neighborhood tucked into the South Zone region of Recife, Northeast Brazil, 27-year-old Jeyne Araújo’s day begins well before dawn. At 4 a.m., while the Pernambuco state capital sleeps, she scrapes buckets and drums across the floor outside her home. The sound marks the start of a daily […]

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2d ago
3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ groundwater contamination claims https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/ #environment #water #groundwater #ForeverChemicals #3M
3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle 'forever chemical' groundwater contamination claims
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3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle 'forever chemical' groundwater contamination claims

Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other consumer products. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company announced the settlement Tuesday. It will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people […]

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 5d ago
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NEW: Despite a legal requirement to do so, Vermont never audited a water project that’s cost nearly a billion. “I find it amazing that they haven’t done the audit and that somebody in the legislature did not hold them to account,” said a former lawmaker. https://www.propublica.org/article/vermont-clean-water-act-champlain-audit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Vermont #Environment #Water #Lake #Pollution #Law
Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened.
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Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened.

Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a state-mandated audit was never done.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 6d ago
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/30/haywards-heath-ardingly-reservoir-water-level-drought-england #England #environment #water #reservoirs #drought
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up
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‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up

After UK’s hottest summer on record, Ardingly near Haywards Heath is just 19% full – and next-closest reservoir is unusable due to broken treatment works

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pfas.html #UnitedStates #USA #US #environment #water #DrinkingWater #PFAS #Health #PublicHealth
US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates
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US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates

Common ways of reporting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the man-made, so-called forever chemicals that pose environmental and health threats—could underestimate the concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water by as much as half, according to a study being published Oct. 23 in Cell Reports Sustainability.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
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#News: Water is a human right! 💧✊ #Indigenous activist Makasa LookingHorse took on #Nestlé and WON. Daily Nestlé pumped 3.6mill litres of #water from #SixNations' land in #Canada. Pressure forced Nestle to sell. Fight #racism #ecocide! 🌊🌎 #IndigenousRights
Cette militante autochtone défend l'accès à l'eau potable au Canada
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Cette militante autochtone défend l'accès à l'eau potable au Canada

Makaśa Looking Horse, une militante écologiste des Six Nations de Grand River, en Ontario, a affronté le géant de l'agroalimentaire Nestlé.

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Harms Committed @admin@archive.harmscommitted.com
· 2w ago
"[C]onsequences of Canadian mining investment abroad." "Mining projects such as Pueblo Viejo and Neita can threaten subsistence agriculture and drive people off their land, deepening poverty and social instability." ———————————————————— Title: The human cost of Canadian gold: Communities in the Caribbean speak out Author(s): Diana Martin & Kiegan Irish Publication(s): Canadian Dimension Date: October 25, 2026 ———————————————————— #Canada #DominicanRepublic #Haiti #Water #Climate #Mining
The human cost of Canadian gold: Communities in the Caribbean speak out
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The human cost of Canadian gold: Communities in the Caribbean speak out

A Canadian-operated gold mine in the Dominican Republic is facing growing opposition from communities who say that their water, health, and livelihoods have been harmed by years of mining operations. Another Canadian company is seeking approval for a new mine near the Haitian border, raising fears that similar impacts could extend into communities in the neighbouring country.

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earthling 🌍 ☕ @appassionato@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
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Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/thirsty-work-how-the-rise-of-massive-datacentres-strains-australias-drinking-water-supply #AI#water#Australia
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
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Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply

The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2w ago
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/19/tap-water-no-longer-drinkable-norwegian-town-climate-related-thawing-heavy-metals-arctic-longyearbyen-svalbard #Norway #environment #water #TapWater #DrinkingWater #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2w ago
Many data centers are located where water resources are limited https://phys.org/news/2026-10-centers-resources-limited.html #environment #water #WaterResources #datacenter #datacenters
Many data centers are located where water resources are limited
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Many data centers are located where water resources are limited

One-quarter of the world's data centers are located in areas where water demand exceeds supply for at least one month each year, according to a new global analysis. Researchers reporting in Environmental Science & Technology mapped data center locations against available water resources and found that, under a future climate scenario, the proportion of facilities in water-stressed areas could rise to one-third.

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